Improved sofa-bedstead



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n* e@ i tatw @tibia WILLIAM P. BARCLAY,- OF CHICAGO, ILIlINGIS.

Letters Patent No. 83,025, dated October' 13, y1868.

IMPROVE!) SOFA-BEDSTEAID.

To all whom it lmia/ 4; cor/wem.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. BARCLAY, of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, have invented an Improved Sofa-Bedstead; and I do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my sofa-bedstead, in use as a sofa. I

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the same, m use as a bedstead.

Figure 3, an end view, when turned down and used as hereinafter set forth.

The nature and object of my invention consist in so constructing the back of a sofa that such back forms a complete bed, without using the seat of the sofa as a part of the bed; in providing such bed with hinged end-pieces, which, when opened, serve the purpose of head and inet-boards, and, when closed, keep the bed and bedding in place; in so arranging and constructing such back that it can be turned forward upon the seat of the sofa when used as a bed; in providing the ends ofthe sofa with hinged arms, which, when open, serve as legs or supports for the sofa-bedstead, when used by turning the same forward, as hereinafter described, and in the devices and combinations hereinafter claimed. i

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my improved sofa-bedstead, I proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The ends E and the name-work of the seat A may be made substantially in the usual manner, except that the ends must extend back of the line of the back side of the seat A far enough to receive and cover the in which I place a bed. These pieces may be about l ten inches wide, and, for a single bed, the end-pieces D D"n1ay be about three feet long, and for a double bed they maybe about four feet long. Slats a c are placed in the bottom of this frame, in the usual manner, on which a mattress can be used, with all necessary bedding.

I construct head and foot-boards of the pieces F G and wires b, the wires passing through G into I1, as shown. These head and foot-boards are hinged tothe end-pieces of the frame by a single hinge, H, or by, two hinges, if preferred. These head and foot-boards also serve the purpose cf holding the bed and bedding in place when not in use; and if the central wires are of such length that when the head and foot-boards are turned down upon the bed, one extends over the other, a single fastening secures both.

A convenient iastening, consisting oi two bolts, c c,

operated by a single lever, d, pivoted at fr, may be used. These bolts pass into holes in the sides 4C C.

Near the top, and on the back Iof each end, E, Iplace a hook, h, designed to pass into a staple, properly placed on the end-pieces ofthe frame, and hold the same when in the position shown in iig. l.. 0n the inside of each end I place a stop, s, and provide the cross-bar F with a corresponding notch, n. This notch engaging with the stop s, prevents the frame of the bed from tipping when used. The hooks h are also used .to hold up the head and foot-boards, by being hooked over the bars G.' The frame constituting the back is pivoted on pins p, and extends from the top,

of the end-pieces nearly to the iioor.

The wire supporter f is fastenedtc the bar F at g g. When the head-board is turned down, this supporter turns down against the end-piece D, and, as the head,-

`board is turned up, the supporter f passes under and raises the head of the mattress. I thus dispense with large pillows, and sufficiently elevate the head of the bed, and provide room for the pillows when the headboard is turned down. .The mattress vmay be made a little thinner at the head than elsewhere.

The seat A, and so much of the back-frame as may' be necessary, areto be upholstered, as appears in iig. 1.

When the sofa is to be used as a bed, it must be drawn from the wall far enough to allow the lower part of the back-frame to turn up, when, after releasing the hooks h, the back of the sofa can be turned forward upon the seat, as shown in iig. 2. The head and foot-boards are then turned up and secured, as described, and the bed is ready for use.

I sometimes construct my sofa-bedstead by framing the side-pieces C O directly to the top and lbottom of the end-pieces E, omitting the pieces D D. When so made, Imake a jointed arm, as shown in g. 1, consisting of two parts, I and J, the former being pivoted to the end-piece at t', and J being pivoted to I at j. The other end of J passes into a mortise, vand is there held by a pin, k. The 'head-end I hinge directly to 'the ends E. When so made, the sofa is used as a bed by removing the pin k, raising the armI, and turning the sofa forwardand down upon the front 0f the ends E, usingv the arm I as a leg, as shown in iig. 3,

and J may be made to operate as abrace by providing a mortise and using a pin at m.

Among the advantages gained by this mode of constructingsofa-bedsteads, I mention the following:

The bed proper is whole. When the bed is in two parts, as now made, there is always a depression between the two, which is unpleasant.

It is not necessary to remove the bed or bedding from the sofa, and the bed can be made up and left ready for use as well as any bed.

When the sofa is 'constructed as last described, the

head and foot-boards may be held in position,v when turned up, by means of bolts, one of which is shown at e.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

l. Constructing the back of a sofa so that the same forms a complete bed, substantially as specified.

2. The frame C G', D D', in combination with the seat and ends of the sofa, and forming the back thereof', and pivoted to the ends, so as to turn forward, substantially as and foithe purposes specified.

3. The folding head and foot-boards herein described, in combination with the frame C G', D D', and ends and seat of a sofa, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

WILLIAM' P. BARGLAY.

Witnesses:

L. L. BOND, E, A. WEST. 

